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flophouse [ˈflɒpˌhaʊs] n
(Social Welfare) Slang the US and Canadian word for dosshouse ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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The glue factories Edith Wharton's family owned, the flophouses where sailors were regularly "shanghaied" by crimps hired by ship captains seeking indentured labor; the cobblestone streets where Herman Melville launched Ishamel in his classic novel Moby Dick, and fishmongers yielding hooks pedaled their stocks for over a century all left their marks on the modern day multi million dollar condo lofts and trendy shops and restaurants. What she really wants to do is hit the morgue or a flophouse and shoot her own photos of people on the fringes. Backpackers take note: New developments in eco-hostelling are providing rucksack-toting travelers with environmentally friendly alternatives to the typical budget flophouse. |
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